---
title: Getting Started
description: Get started with Trippy.
sidebar:
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slug: 0.13.0/start/getting-started
---

import { Steps } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

The following steps will guide you through the process of installing and running Trippy.

<Steps>
  1. Install Trippy:

     Trippy runs on Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows. It can be installed from most common package managers, precompiled binaries, or source.

     For example, to install Trippy from `cargo`:

     ```shell
     cargo install trippy --locked
     ```

     See the [installation guide](/0.13.0/start/installation) for details of how to install Trippy on your system.

  2. Run Trippy:

     To run a basic trace to `example.com` with default settings, use the following command:

     ```shell
     sudo trip example.com
     ```

     See the [usage examples](/0.13.0/guides/usage) and the [CLI reference](/0.13.0/reference/cli) for details of how to use Trippy.  To use Trippy without elevated privileges, see the [privileges guide](/0.13.0/guides/privileges).

  3. Customize the key bindings, theme and columns:

     See the [key bindings reference](/0.13.0/reference/bindings), [theme reference](/0.13.0/reference/theme) and [column reference](/0.13.0/reference/column) for details of how to customize the appearance and behavior of Trippy.

     These settings can be made permanent by adding them to the Trippy configuration file, see the [configuration reference](/0.13.0/reference/configuration) for details.

  4. Review the tracing recommendations:

     To get the most out of Trippy, review the [recommended tracing settings](/0.13.0/guides/recommendation) for guidance on how to configure Trippy for different types of analysis.
</Steps>

Happy tracing!
